A Cool Dip in the Barren Saharan Crick

by Kia Corthron

directed by Obie Award-winner Chay Yew

In A Cool Dip in the Barren Saharan Crick, an African preacher-in-training, Abebe, arrives in a drought-stricken American town intending to further his studies in religion and water conservation. Hosted by a mother and daughter haunted by tragedy, he takes an interest in a young orphan starved for guidance. In the end, Abebe must prepare to battle the personal and political forces threatening the ecology of his new home.